The Craig Machine

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The Craig Machine
Live album by Stephen Lynch
Released	October 4, 2005
Recorded	May 9 and 16, 2005 at Symphony Space, New York City, New York
Genre	Comedy
Length	41:47
Label	What Are Records?
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Stephen Lynch chronology
Superhero (2002) The Craig Machine (2005) Cleanest Hits (2006)

The Craig Machine is a live album by comedian Stephen Lynch released on October 4, 2005 by What Are Records?. The CD was recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City on May 9 and 16, 2005. The Craig Machine debuted at #2 on Billboard Magazine's Comedy Charts.

The title is lifted from a lyric from the fifth track on the album, which is from the point of view of Jesus Christ's fictional brother, Craig. The quoted lyric asks of the listener "not 'What Would Jesus Do?' but 'Where will you be when the Craig Machine comes partyin' through?'"

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed and performed by Stephen Lynch

1. "Vanilla Ice Cream" - 3:10
2. "Baby" - 3:30
3. "Halloween" - 2:46
4. "Love Song" - 1:23
5. "Craig" - 3:30
6. "Beelz" - 2:54
7. "Albino" - 1:52
8. "Mixer at Delta Chi" - 2:06
9. "Little Tiny Moustache" - 3:40
10. "Pierre" - 2:01
11. "Whittlin' Man" - 2:51
12. "Classic Rock Song" - 2:12
13. "Not Home" - 1:14
14. "Voices in My Head" - 4:09

1. Bonus Track: "D&D" (2005 Bonus Version)
2. Bonus Track: "Lullaby" (Live in NYC, May 2005)

[edit] Personnel

Stephen Lynch – guitar, vocals, production Rod Cone – vocals on "Pierre", "Whittlin' Man", "Voices in My Head" and "D&D" Mark Teich – 'fake harmonica', vocals on "Pierre", "Classic Rock Song" and "D&D" Ivan Bodley – bass, vocals on "Voices in My Head" Rich Campbell – piano, vocals on "Voices in My Head"

Marc Stedman – production, engineering Joe Lambert – mastering Cara Waugaman – photography